The Ascension of the Evil Path: Starting from Refining Gu

The water ripples, and the lake is below the entrance to heaven and earth.

The world was divided into black and white. Liu Feng came to a world that looked like an ink painting.

The land was covered in white, with only one island, on which traces of ink could be seen on the grass, trees and gardens.

Liu Feng could sense the yin and yang energies, and without staying in the air for long, he flew straight to the island.

There is a path at the edge of the island. Beside the path, there is a middle-aged man in a yin-yang Taoist robe and an old man in white clothes and white beard. They are waiting for Liu Feng's arrival.

The two men looked at Liu Feng falling nearby, and they couldn't help but show joy on their faces. The old man, who had the cultivation level of a quasi-leader, took the initiative to step forward.

“After hundreds of thousands of years, Senior Daoxuzi has the opportunity to return to his hometown. It is truly the cycle of cause and effect. I, Jiang Qingxuan, wish that you can return to your former glory as soon as possible.” Jiang Qingxuan, the contemporary ancestor of the Jiang family, had a respectful look on his face.

Behind him, the head of the family, Jiang Ming, also bowed his head and bowed his hands, showing respect as a junior.

One who has achieved perfection in the second body of an immortal, and the other who is about to become a leader who has partially realized the method of transformation, actually sincerely acknowledged Liu Feng as his senior.

Liu Feng simply returned the greeting. He was somewhat surprised by Jiang's respect for his first life Daoxuzi.

But when he thought about it carefully, he could understand the general idea.

Daoxuzi is closely involved with the Xiayin Holy Dynasty, and it is very likely that there are some major causes and conditions that remain to this day and need to be resolved by him, which is why Jiang always keeps him in mind.

"You two can just call me fellow Taoists. No need for greetings. Please lead the way to see Shenyin Shenhun. I guess after waking her up, there will be other important matters to be resolved, right?"

As Liu Feng spoke, his eyes passed over the two of them. With his clairvoyant eyes as a saint, he could see through many restrictions among the clouds on the island. He saw a temple within the clouds.

Jiang Qingxuan nodded and waved his sleeves to signal the head of the family, Jiang Ming, to remove the restrictions on the island, while he personally led the way for Liu Feng.

The clouds parted to the sides, and the path passed through pavilions and houses. At the end was a black temple covered with dark red fish patterns.

"Shenyin Temple." Liu Feng instinctively recognized the temple.

The head of the family, Jiang Ming, was guarding outside the temple. Jiang Qingxuan and Liu Feng walked slowly into the temple. There was nothing else in the temple except a statue of a god with a human head and a fish body.

And when Liu Feng arrived in the temple, the statue that had been silent for many years trembled, and ink-colored water overflowed from the statue like a tide.

The entire temple became blurry, and in a blink of an eye the two people in the temple seemed to be in a deep black ocean. A majestic spiritual pressure came from all directions. This was the spiritual pressure of a Taoist weapon.

Liu Feng could sense a powerful spiritual being awakening, which was even stronger than the weapon spirit in the Hyogo weapon store on Dongxu Island.

His arrival did not immediately awaken the soul of Goddess Yin, but it did awaken a Taoist weapon first.

As if recognizing Liu Feng, the spiritual pressure disappeared in an instant, and a coffin was pushed out from the rolling black waves and sent towards Liu Feng.

The coffin lid was transparent, and one could see that the inside of the coffin was filled with black water. There was no corpse, only a black-scaled red-bearded fish immersed in it.

"Taoist weapons, immortal painting brushes, and the original body of Yin Kun... Goddess Yin." More scenes from Liu Feng's past life emerged in his mind.

His sight was immediately attracted by the fish's eyes, because the entire body of the fish was soul, but in the fish's eyes there were two drops of leader-level blood essence, one drop should belong to his first life, and the other drop had a strange aura.

At this moment, the two drops of blood in the fish's eyes did not seem to have much magical power, and had almost drained all its vitality.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, is there any way to wake up the Queen?" Jiang Qingxuan spoke in a low voice when he saw Liu Feng standing still.

"I'll give it a try."

Liu Feng had limited memories of his past life and had no confidence in awakening the spirit of Goddess Yin, so he could only try.

He didn't want to delay any longer here, so the Taiyin Divine Thunder and the Taiyang Divine Fire appeared from his brows at the same time.

His soul was refined with two spirits derived from the innate holy spirit. The only means he had with these two spirits were to shake the soul of someone at the suspected leader's level.

The three quasi-leaders who were fighting with the Taoist priest, as well as the powerful forces he had offended in the ruins, might plot against him at any time, so he had to deal with the matter here as soon as possible.

Thunder and fire flashed wildly, interweaving into a palm-sized yin-yang talisman.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Qingxuan's eyes jumped and his lips trembled. He couldn't help but ask: "Fellow Daoist Liu... Senior's soul is no worse than many late-stage second-body immortals. Will performing this method hurt the queen's soul?"

After all, although the spirit of Goddess Shenyin has survived to this day, it is no longer as strong as it was in her lifetime.

Now that his soul has fallen into a deep sleep, if he were attacked by a soul technique that has integrated most of the Holy Spirit, something bad might happen.

Liu Feng had an indifferent expression and didn't waste any explanation. He flipped his hand and a little man in a Taoist robe made of his blood and essence appeared in his palm, and he directly opened the coffin lid with his other hand.

The leader's essence and blood, along with the mysterious method "Yin Yang Talisman", were pressed onto Xiaoyu's body.

The black tide in the coffin suddenly fluctuated violently, and the little fish's body was covered with lightning and fire. Faintly, its body was actually getting lighter, and it was obvious that it was really injured.

The corners of Jiang Qingxuan's eyes twitched more and more violently, and pure spiritual power surged from his brows, ready to be sent into the Empress' soul.

However, at the next glance, the fish's faded shape became solid again, and the left eye of the fish turned from dim to bright.

Before Jiang Qingxuan could show any joy, the small fish in the coffin disappeared, and the black tide around it also disappeared.

In a blink of an eye, the surroundings returned to the scene inside the temple.

In front of the statue with a human head and a fish body, there appeared a woman in palace dress. She had long black hair like a waterfall, skin as white as snow, and a pretty face full of fatigue.

Next to her, there was an empty coffin and an ink brush floating in the air.

The woman looked a little confused. She first looked up, seeing through the world here, then took a look at the outside world, and then her eyes fell on the man with purple hair and purple robe in front of her.

When she looked at Liu Feng, there was both sighing and a hint of resentment in her eyes.

The old friend was unwilling to stay and continue to work for the Holy Dynasty, and left alone. When we heard from him again later, he had already passed away.

Upon learning that the remaining soul of the national teacher was taken away by a Buddhist Buddha, the king had visited him for this matter, but the matter was left unresolved and she did not know the details.

When she met her old friend again today, except for the face which was 60% similar, he was like two completely different people. He did not have the respect for Taoism like Daoxuzi. She only felt its sharpness, as if the Tao was just a tool to be used.

"Daoyou, how are you? I, Shenyin, am here to greet you." Empress Shenyin tied up her black hair by herself, and her voice was as soft as water.

Liu Feng returned the salute, revealed his Buddhist name and real name in this life, and used his soul to sense the other party's spiritual pressure after he awakened, and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

At present, the spiritual pressure of Shen Yin's soul is not as good as that of the Taoist artifact Huaxian Brush. It is estimated that it can only compete with ordinary quasi-leaders, but it is impossible to defeat several quasi-leaders working together.

In other words, Shen Yin could not protect him. If the prospective leader of the Eternal Night Palace came with a Taoist weapon, Shen Yin might be able to take him away at best.

Since they are both Taoist artifacts, the Immortal Painting Brush has been silent for many years and is certainly not as powerful as the Taoist artifact in the Eternal Night Palace.

Suddenly, he thought of something and said in a deep voice, "When Daoxuzi left, he left behind a Taoist artifact. Is that Taoist artifact still intact now?"

The bewildered look on Niangniang Shenyin's face disappeared completely, returning to her former majesty, but she was obviously restrained in front of Liu Feng.

She hesitated and said, "It should still be intact. The old land of the Holy Dynasty needs to be protected. The future rulers will surely worship him with great care."

After hearing this, Liu Feng's expression looked better.

He currently has two breakthroughs, and can only compete with the late stage of the Second Body Immortal at best, and he cannot maintain it for too long.

When he breaks through the realm of Gu Dao, relying on the powerful Gu techniques of other sects and the transformation of the Gu Master's body, he may be able to compete with the Perfect Second Body Immortal. But once he encounters the Quasi-Leader level, he will find it difficult to escape without external intervention.

But if he could also possess a Taoist weapon, and a Taoist weapon that he controlled in his previous life, combined with the remaining power of the leader level in his previous life's essence and blood, he might be able to fight with a quasi-leader level opponent.

Wait until one of the three paths has achieved the perfection of the second body immortal and holds the Taoist weapon from previous life, then he will be qualified to go and investigate the affairs of his master Tanye, so as not to be captured as soon as he gets close.

When his mood improved, the goddess Shen Yin frowned slightly and changed the subject: "The Taoist artifact Lian Yin Mirror is probably still intact, but the people of Old Land may not be able to do without this Taoist artifact."

"After the death of the Imperial Master, just as he had predicted, the Holy Dynasty was doomed, and the ruler of the country led the old land back to this ancient battlefield ruins."

"Hundreds of thousands of years have passed, and I don't know what happened to my old land. The plans made by the State Master and the King were not told to me. I only know that refining the Yin Mirror is extremely crucial."

Liu Feng fell into deep thought after hearing this. He sensed the cause and effect of his past life, but could not remember this part of his memory.

He didn't know what was being planned, but it was most likely related to the continuation of the Holy Dynasty.

If a powerful force that has reached the end of its fate and is destined to perish tries to force itself to continue, it will hardly have a good outcome.

"Where is the old land of the Holy Dynasty hidden?" Liu Feng asked.

At this point, Jiang Qingxuan on the side was both happy and worried. He was happy that their lineage that had been guarding outside could finally return to their homeland, but he was worried that after so many generations, he didn't know whether the situation over there was good or bad.

Goddess Shenyin stroked the coffin beside her with her jade hand, and the transparent coffin body changed and became a white jade bridge.

"The old land is hidden in the void vortex outside these ruins. This bridge will take you there."

Liu Feng's eyes lit up, then returned to normal.

Outside the ruins is a chaotic space, so vast that even a prospective leader would find it difficult to go back out. Even if there is a void vortex leading to the outside of the ruins, one still cannot leave safely.

Thinking of this, he thought of asking the ruins for the real way out to the outside world, but he did not ask in a hurry, as he had to settle the cause and effect of the Xia Yin Holy Dynasty first.

He needs to go and see what has happened to that place that should have been destroyed. No matter whether the things planned in his previous life are good or bad, he should go and finish them.

Goddess Shenyin put away her painting brush, held up the white jade bridge with her left hand, and walked out of the temple.

Liu Feng fell behind by half a step, and Jiang Qingxuan was at the end.

The three of them walked out of the temple. Jiang Ming, the head of the Jiang family who was waiting outside, was not as expectant as his ancestor. After seeing that Goddess Shenyin was weak in spirit, he was as disappointed as Liu Feng.

As the head of a later family, he is not very obsessed with returning to his homeland, and he cares more about the safety of the contemporary family.

Goddess Shenyin is not as powerful as expected, and the head of the family has to think of a way out. The barbarian ancestor of the Huyan clan may be on his way to kill him, and his ancestor cannot defeat him.

If the other party had not been concerned about the Jiang family's possession of Taoist artifacts, they would have come to rob the Shenyin Temple long ago. The reason they are now forcing the Jiang family to give their weapons is that they have been waiting for all these years and guessed that the power of the Jiang family's Taoist artifacts is gradually weakening, so they sent the elders of the clan to test it many times.

Goddess Shenyin looked at the younger patriarch of the Jiang family with a cold expression, unlike her politeness towards Liu Feng.

"You don't need to worry. If a strong enemy invades, we can just lead them back to their homeland." Her tone was indifferent, and it was not difficult to deduce the current situation of the Jiang family.

From what she had seen in today's ruins world, the great Dao was incomplete, and the immortal energy was scarcer than that in the virtual world, almost eliminating the possibility of the birth of a leader.

Since the strongest one is only the quasi-leader, once he enters the old land planned and arranged by Daoxuzi and the king back then, it will not be difficult to inflict heavy damage on the other party, even if there is no return.

The head of the family, Jiang Ming, relaxed his tense expression a little, bowed respectfully, and followed the empress.

A group of four people flew into the air, and as the Immortal Painting Brush was about to leave this inner world, the yin and yang energies between heaven and earth, as well as the ink marks all over the sky, were converging towards the Goddess Yin.

Liu Feng took the opportunity to comprehend the changes of yin and yang in this place, and suddenly thought of the Goddess Yin in the virtual world. He asked casually, "The body of the friend Shenyin was not completely destroyed, right?"

Shen Yin, who was flying in front, was slightly startled with her beautiful eyes, and she deduced the cause and effect from Liu Feng's words.

"My soul escaped during the war, and my severely injured body was left in the virtual world. Now I think that perhaps it is because of my bloodline and the way of corpse cultivation that I have gathered the spirituality between heaven and earth and created a new soul."

Liu Feng understood that things were almost as he had guessed.

The Shenyin Goddess in the virtual world is not the same person as the one in front of you. She is just a new person with some memories of her previous owner in the physical body.

If Shen Yin could get his body back and refine his newborn soul, he would have a great chance of breaking through the quasi-leader level and returning to the leader level.

With the help of a leader at this level, his future path will be smoother.

He could think of it, and so could Goddess Shenyin, but it was not something that could be done at the moment.

The yin and yang energies between heaven and earth were quickly absorbed. When the four people walked out of the inner world, the inner world became blank like a canvas.

Cross the lake and arrive at the lakeside.

There were layers of large formations blocking the way outside, and except for the elders, the rest of the Jiang clan members were unaware of the appearance of the spirit of Goddess Yin.

Glancing at the contemporary Jiang family, Empress Shenyin did not look at them for long, but instead stared at the girl with a bun sitting by the lake, with confusion and suspicion flashing in her eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, this woman’s body is the original evil spirit, but her spirit is different! She has lived two lives in one body, and this is the first time I have seen her... Could it be that fellow Daoist went to the outer world back then…”

She thought of Daoxuzi's purpose of going to Tianwaitian, which was to search for the place of reincarnation.

Other leaders or prospective leaders would not think too deeply about it, but she was familiar with Daoxuzi.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened this senior, who had once reached the level of a sect leader, became. A sense of terror welled up in his heart for no reason.

That is a secret that many sect leaders have failed to reveal. Just in pursuit of the place of reincarnation, many sect leaders of all generations have gone crazy, and some have even died as a result.

The level of the leader in the eyes of the world is that of the Three Bodies of Taoism and the Buddha of Buddhism, which is above all living beings and is the chief of the immortals and Buddhas.

However, only those at the level of sect leaders know clearly that if they stay in the virtual world, they can become ancestors, but if they come into contact with secrets that they should not come into contact with, they will not have a good end.

The original evil spirit in front of him was not only the original evil spirit, but also seemed to be a second-generation evil spirit derived from the original evil spirit, but it had the same abilities as the original evil spirit.

No need to think too much, it was most likely done by this fellow Daoist Liu.

"Brother Feng, why is this old woman staring at me?" Liu Xiaoxiao stood up from the ground, subconsciously avoided Shen Yin, and moved closer to Liu Feng's thigh.

Liu Feng had a blank expression on his face. He casually comforted Liu Xiaoxiao and looked at Shen Yin. He had no intention of explaining the matter of the Reincarnation Stone.

Shen Yin could hardly suppress her curiosity about the secrets of the Great Dao. Just as she was about to ask more questions, her face suddenly darkened and a chilling spiritual pressure surged out of her body.

The Jiang family's ancestor Jiang Qingxuan and the head of the family Jiang Ming both had murderous intent in their eyes.

The outermost circle of flags protecting the Jiang family's territory suddenly fell into chaos, and ice and fire flew out from the upper and lower formation diagrams, all bombarding the outside of the clan's territory.

Liu Xiaoxiao grabbed Liu Feng's big hand and whispered, "The barbarians are here! This old woman doesn't seem to be very useful. Why don't we use them as a cover and escape from here first?"

Liu Feng's face was a little stiff. He ignored Liu Xiaoxiao and his eyes fell on the white jade bridge in the hand of Niang Yin Shen.

Of course he would not run away just like that, because he still had a Taoist weapon to take.

(End of this chapter)